A/N: so, here we are with a new story. I got my inspiration for this one from Vanessa Carltons newest song called White Houses. The song doesnt give away the plot, it just gave me a starting idea, which i developed in my own mind. So um you know what, im just gonna start writing it. seeing as i dont have any shoutouts to make cuz obviously no ones reviewed this cuz well this is the first chapter. so lets just get on with it shall we?
Disclaimer: ok I'll do this once and only once, and it goes for all my other stories aswell. I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters from the anime/manga. I do how ever stake claim on Riku. He's my character and if you've ever read any of my other stories you'll see him in there. He only plays a minimal part in this one though.
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A fiery young redhead looked up a medium sized, two-story, white house. This was the place she would be calling home for, probably, the next couple of years or so. She let out a long sigh. Her life had changed so much in such a short time. A mere month ago she was living happily with a man she loved and would have spent the rest of her life with, if only he had felt the same, and now... now she was moving in with her three best friends whom she had sadly grown apart from over the last year.
Ayame had gone to college with Kagome, Sango and Rin, and they had become almost inseparable in those four years they had spent together. Then they graduated, but remained friends. Ayame had met Riku in their last year; they hit it off right away. Only 6 months after graduating she and Riku had bought an apartment in the city together. A year had slowly passed and she began to lose contact with the three girls she loved like sisters. Then 'it' happened. Ayame caught Riku cheating on her with one of the girls from his work. Now she was here, standing outside this little house in a quaint subdivision of a small city, hold a box of small item of sentimental value.
Ayame's long auburn pigtails swayed in the wind as she walked up to the door and rang the doorbell twice. She could hear the sound of footsteps rushing towards her and finally the door flew open to reveal a petite young woman with brown hair and warm chocolate eyes. Ayame could recognise Rin any day.
Rin's face brightened when she saw her old friend standing before her. "Ayame!" She cried, her eyes twinkling with joy. The brunette pulled Ayame into a tight bear hug, mindful of the box between them.
Ayame smiled, it was good to see her friend again. It had been a few months. They only talked to each other through instant messaging or on the telephone, but seeing her now made her happy, bringing back the memories of college, of the good ol' days before Riku had come into her life. "It's good to see you Rin!" She said as cheerfully as she could. "How have you been?"
"Just fine, especially now your here!" Rin chirped, releasing her friend and taking the box she held. "Come on in, I'll show you to your room." Rin turned around and walked into the house. Ayame followed Rin as she began to climb the stairs that were right next to the entrance beside a door that lead into what looked like an office/computer room. "Kagome, Sango! Ayame's here!" Rin called out to the remaining occupants of the house.
Two sets of footsteps could be heard; one set from upstairs another from downstairs. "Ayame!" both Sango and Kagome screamed excitedly. Sango was at the bottom of the stairs Kagome at the top. It almost looked as though they were trying to cut off any means of escape for the two on the stairs.
Ayame smile cheerfully. "Hey guys," She laughed as the pair ran towards her, Kagome nearly knocking Rin over, and hugging her tightly.
"It's been too long!" Kagome said into Ayame's right ear.
"Far to long!" Sango added in Ayame's left.
"I know, I know." Ayame said hugging both her friends. "It feels good to be together again, eh?"
"For sure!" All three girls replied.
The girls got everything out of Ayame's car and up to her room and slowly began to unpack and decorate. They laughed remember old times and old jokes but they completely avoided the topic of Riku. No one wanted to ruin this joyous time together by bringing up old scars and new wounds.
The sun was beginning to set when they finally finished. The four friends made their way down stair for a wonderful supper that Sango had prepared for them. It amazed Ayame how little had changed. Rin was still the bright, yet naive one of the group with a sunny smile. Sango was still the tough girl who wasn't afraid to voice her opinion on anything but knew when to play it cool and when to take a stand. Kagome was still the happy yet quick to temper girl that Ayame remembered. As she looked around at her friends she couldn't help but wonder if she had changed. If her broken relationship with Riku had altered her without her knowing it. Her friends must have noticed her halfhearted look because Rin asked, "Something on your mind?"
"No, not really. Just thinking, that's all." Ayame said eating a mouthful of her Mac and Cheese.
"About what?" Sango inquired, her hazel eyes looking rather concerned.
"Oh, about how you guys haven't changed one bit since college." Ayame mused with a wide smile.
"Come on, of course we have!" Kagome said confidently. "We... er... I... uh...Sango... um... Rin?" Kagome racked her brain for some way she or her housemates had changed in the last year and a half. "Ok so we haven't but you haven't either!"
"Haven't I?" Ayame asked uncertainly.
"Of course not Ayame!" Sango exclaimed. "Sure, you've been a bit quiet since you arrived and sure, your depressed right now but you just come out of a serious relationship, no one expects you to be normal right away. Your hurt, Ayame, but we understand. You'll get over it in time."
"And we'll be right here, with you as you heal!" Rin added with her bright, sunny smile.
Ayame looked at her friends with a smile that said exactly how she felt. "Thank you, you guys have no idea how much it means to me that no matter what, I'll always have you guys to lean on." Ayame said her eyes watering with joy. "You really are the best friends a girl could have, you know."
Kagome reach over and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "And don't you forget it!" She laughed.
Ayame laughed at her friends' cockiness. She really was lucky to have friends like them.
After dinner Ayame decided she should go to bed. Though she would have loved to stay up and hang around with her bestest friends, she was tired. The day seemed to have taken a lot out of her. She went into her new room and closed the door behind her. She quickly changed into her pink pyjamas and slipped into her bed. It was awfully comfortable. She could have fallen asleep in an instant; if it weren't for the fact her gut was twisting with grief. She just couldn't let go of her love for Riku. No matter how hard she tried not to, all she could think about was how she was sleeping alone, in a new house, a few hours out of the city, while the man she loved was back in her old apartment, probably getting it on with some bimbo. She closed her eyes and rolled onto her side. A silent tear crept down her cheek as she ever so slowly fell into a light
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A/N: I know it was short but the next one will be much longer, I promise. Well I'm pretty sure it will be. This one was just a bit of an intro, to give a bit of backstory for everyone.
And of course, the much despised, Riku is back! muahahahahaha! Don't worry he doesn't have a really active roll in this story, he's mainly just there in memories.
Ok so I know what's probably going through most of your heads right now... 'Oh no, she's going to give up on Falling for the Guy in Room 1346 like she did School Days.' but I promise you that will not happen. I just had to get this first chapter out of my head before it exploded from all the plot bunnies and i forgot about this one, that i really liked. The next chapter of this won't be out until the weekend... or at least not until i've posted the next chapter of Falling. So don't panic. i'll probably do and alternating update system thing. you know, i'll update one then the next, then the first one again and then the second one again. you get? good.
ok so I'm going to stop blabbering to you all cuz i gotta post this cuz i have to go to bed cuz i have school in the morning and its already 12:45 at night so... yeah. PLEASE REVIEW! i live off reviews! they're like cocane to me, im addicted! toodles!
Disclaimer: ok I'll do this once and only once, and it goes for all my other stories aswell. I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters from the anime/manga. I do how ever stake claim on Riku. He's my character and if you've ever read any of my other stories you'll see him in there. He only plays a minimal part in this one though.
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A fiery young redhead looked up a medium sized, two-story, white house. This was the place she would be calling home for, probably, the next couple of years or so. She let out a long sigh. Her life had changed so much in such a short time. A mere month ago she was living happily with a man she loved and would have spent the rest of her life with, if only he had felt the same, and now... now she was moving in with her three best friends whom she had sadly grown apart from over the last year.
Ayame had gone to college with Kagome, Sango and Rin, and they had become almost inseparable in those four years they had spent together. Then they graduated, but remained friends. Ayame had met Riku in their last year; they hit it off right away. Only 6 months after graduating she and Riku had bought an apartment in the city together. A year had slowly passed and she began to lose contact with the three girls she loved like sisters. Then 'it' happened. Ayame caught Riku cheating on her with one of the girls from his work. Now she was here, standing outside this little house in a quaint subdivision of a small city, hold a box of small item of sentimental value.
Ayame's long auburn pigtails swayed in the wind as she walked up to the door and rang the doorbell twice. She could hear the sound of footsteps rushing towards her and finally the door flew open to reveal a petite young woman with brown hair and warm chocolate eyes. Ayame could recognise Rin any day.
Rin's face brightened when she saw her old friend standing before her. "Ayame!" She cried, her eyes twinkling with joy. The brunette pulled Ayame into a tight bear hug, mindful of the box between them.
Ayame smiled, it was good to see her friend again. It had been a few months. They only talked to each other through instant messaging or on the telephone, but seeing her now made her happy, bringing back the memories of college, of the good ol' days before Riku had come into her life. "It's good to see you Rin!" She said as cheerfully as she could. "How have you been?"
"Just fine, especially now your here!" Rin chirped, releasing her friend and taking the box she held. "Come on in, I'll show you to your room." Rin turned around and walked into the house. Ayame followed Rin as she began to climb the stairs that were right next to the entrance beside a door that lead into what looked like an office/computer room. "Kagome, Sango! Ayame's here!" Rin called out to the remaining occupants of the house.
Two sets of footsteps could be heard; one set from upstairs another from downstairs. "Ayame!" both Sango and Kagome screamed excitedly. Sango was at the bottom of the stairs Kagome at the top. It almost looked as though they were trying to cut off any means of escape for the two on the stairs.
Ayame smile cheerfully. "Hey guys," She laughed as the pair ran towards her, Kagome nearly knocking Rin over, and hugging her tightly.
"It's been too long!" Kagome said into Ayame's right ear.
"Far to long!" Sango added in Ayame's left.
"I know, I know." Ayame said hugging both her friends. "It feels good to be together again, eh?"
"For sure!" All three girls replied.
The girls got everything out of Ayame's car and up to her room and slowly began to unpack and decorate. They laughed remember old times and old jokes but they completely avoided the topic of Riku. No one wanted to ruin this joyous time together by bringing up old scars and new wounds.
The sun was beginning to set when they finally finished. The four friends made their way down stair for a wonderful supper that Sango had prepared for them. It amazed Ayame how little had changed. Rin was still the bright, yet naive one of the group with a sunny smile. Sango was still the tough girl who wasn't afraid to voice her opinion on anything but knew when to play it cool and when to take a stand. Kagome was still the happy yet quick to temper girl that Ayame remembered. As she looked around at her friends she couldn't help but wonder if she had changed. If her broken relationship with Riku had altered her without her knowing it. Her friends must have noticed her halfhearted look because Rin asked, "Something on your mind?"
"No, not really. Just thinking, that's all." Ayame said eating a mouthful of her Mac and Cheese.
"About what?" Sango inquired, her hazel eyes looking rather concerned.
"Oh, about how you guys haven't changed one bit since college." Ayame mused with a wide smile.
"Come on, of course we have!" Kagome said confidently. "We... er... I... uh...Sango... um... Rin?" Kagome racked her brain for some way she or her housemates had changed in the last year and a half. "Ok so we haven't but you haven't either!"
"Haven't I?" Ayame asked uncertainly.
"Of course not Ayame!" Sango exclaimed. "Sure, you've been a bit quiet since you arrived and sure, your depressed right now but you just come out of a serious relationship, no one expects you to be normal right away. Your hurt, Ayame, but we understand. You'll get over it in time."
"And we'll be right here, with you as you heal!" Rin added with her bright, sunny smile.
Ayame looked at her friends with a smile that said exactly how she felt. "Thank you, you guys have no idea how much it means to me that no matter what, I'll always have you guys to lean on." Ayame said her eyes watering with joy. "You really are the best friends a girl could have, you know."
Kagome reach over and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "And don't you forget it!" She laughed.
Ayame laughed at her friends' cockiness. She really was lucky to have friends like them.
After dinner Ayame decided she should go to bed. Though she would have loved to stay up and hang around with her bestest friends, she was tired. The day seemed to have taken a lot out of her. She went into her new room and closed the door behind her. She quickly changed into her pink pyjamas and slipped into her bed. It was awfully comfortable. She could have fallen asleep in an instant; if it weren't for the fact her gut was twisting with grief. She just couldn't let go of her love for Riku. No matter how hard she tried not to, all she could think about was how she was sleeping alone, in a new house, a few hours out of the city, while the man she loved was back in her old apartment, probably getting it on with some bimbo. She closed her eyes and rolled onto her side. A silent tear crept down her cheek as she ever so slowly fell into a light
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A/N: I know it was short but the next one will be much longer, I promise. Well I'm pretty sure it will be. This one was just a bit of an intro, to give a bit of backstory for everyone.
And of course, the much despised, Riku is back! muahahahahaha! Don't worry he doesn't have a really active roll in this story, he's mainly just there in memories.
Ok so I know what's probably going through most of your heads right now... 'Oh no, she's going to give up on Falling for the Guy in Room 1346 like she did School Days.' but I promise you that will not happen. I just had to get this first chapter out of my head before it exploded from all the plot bunnies and i forgot about this one, that i really liked. The next chapter of this won't be out until the weekend... or at least not until i've posted the next chapter of Falling. So don't panic. i'll probably do and alternating update system thing. you know, i'll update one then the next, then the first one again and then the second one again. you get? good.
ok so I'm going to stop blabbering to you all cuz i gotta post this cuz i have to go to bed cuz i have school in the morning and its already 12:45 at night so... yeah. PLEASE REVIEW! i live off reviews! they're like cocane to me, im addicted! toodles!